By Joseph Hammond Each year the residents of a modest town in central Mali work together to preserve one of the most iconic structures in both Islamic and African architectural history: the Great Mosque of Djenne, the world’s largest mud-brick structure. The community of Djenne, home to approximately 40,000 residents, sits near the Ban River. That river allowed the grand […]
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